Chinese edit

 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (有名)
simp. #(有名)

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Adjective edit

有名

  1. famous; well-known; noted; renowned
    哈爾濱冰雕有名 [MSC, trad.]
    哈尔滨冰雕有名 [MSC, simp.]
    Hā'ěrbīn de bīngdiāo hěn yǒumíng. [Pinyin]
    Harbin's ice sculptures are very famous.
    日本有名歌手之一 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Tā shì rìběn zuì yǒumíng de gēshǒu zhīyī. [Pinyin]
    He is one of the most famous singers in Japan.
    城鎮溫泉有名 [MSC, trad.]
    城镇温泉有名 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè ge chéngzhèn de wēnquán hěn yǒumíng. [Pinyin]
    The town is famous for its hot spring.

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Verb edit

有名

  1. (archaic) to have a valid reason

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ゆう
Grade: 3
めい
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology edit

Likely from Middle Chinese compound 有名 (hjuwX mjeng, literally to have + name). Compare modern Mandarin reading yǒumíng.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(ゆう)(めい) (yūmeiいうめい (iumei)?-na (adnominal (ゆう)(めい) (yūmei na), adverbial (ゆう)(めい) (yūmei ni))

  1. famous, renowned, well-known, celebrated
    有名(ゆうめい)探偵(たんてい)
    yūmei na tantei
    Famous Detective
  2. having a name, named

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Noun edit

(ゆう)(めい) (yūmeiいうめい (iumei)?

  1. fame, renown

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References edit

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

Noun edit

有名 (yumyeong) (hangeul 유명)

  1. Hanja form? of 유명 (fame).